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Type: |
Horizontal Cave | |||
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Altitude: |
1085 m | |||
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Depth: |
-21 m | |||
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Length: |
30 m | |||
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Region: |
Marmara | |||
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Province: |
Bursa | |||
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District: |
Iznik | |||
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Village: |
Elmali | |||
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| Location: It is located on the Kücükaluc Plateau to the 4 km east of the Elmali Village. It can be reached from the village roads of Sansarak-Sigihisar-Elmali from Iznik. The stabilized road from Elmali to Alucyayla takes about half an hour by car. |
| Structural Properties and formation : It was formed within the Jura aged limestones along a pronounced fault line. A small lake was formed in the narrow gallery at the final zone. Hydrologically; the fossil part is completely dry while the part connected to the main gallery through a narrow passage and developed along the joint is active. There is a lake with a depth over 2 m. |
| Research History: It was explored and mapped by MTA; and published in 1997. |
| Findings: Cave flies and molluscs were seen. |
